Now there’s a way to get a sneak peek of what iOS 7 will look like on your desktop or notebook PC, if you’re a user of iCloud, the service Apple offers for syncing media, documents, contacts and more across Macs and mobile devices. Apple has updated the look of its iCloud.com website to match iOS 7, and it’s pretty cool.
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• The Case for a New Lower-Cost iPhone – John Gruber argues that the iPhone 5C (if that’s what Apple’s lower-price smartphone is indeed called) could end Apple’s strategy of offering its older phones as budget models. But it could cannibalize iPod Touch sales. Also Defending iOS with cheap iPhones • Carl Icahn Makes a
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• Moto X: The first true anti-iPhone – Google’s Motorola launches the Moto X, available on all four U.S. carriers later this month for $199. Only AT&T will offer a version that lets you customize the way it looks. And Moto X finally official: Motorola X8, 4.7-inch 720p AMOLED, custom finishes, assembled in the USA
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The developer centers for Apple’s two operating systems – iOS for mobile and OS X for desktops – have been offline since Thursday. Apple originally said the sites were down for maintenance that was taking longer than expected, but now we know what really happened.